A. Jurisdiction to review final administrative decisions is vested in the superior court.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-905

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • agency: means every agency, board, commission, department or officer authorized by law to exercise rule-making powers or to adjudicate contested cases, whether created by constitutional provision or legislative enactment. See Arizona Laws 12-901
  • decision: means any decision, order or determination of an administrative agency that is rendered in a case, that affects the legal rights, duties or privileges of persons and that terminates the proceeding before the administrative agency. See Arizona Laws 12-901
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

B. If the venue of the action to review a final administrative decision is expressly prescribed in the statute under authority of which the decision was made, such venue shall control, but if the venue is not prescribed, an action to review a final administrative decision may be commenced in the superior court of any county in which any of the following conditions obtains:

1. Any part of the hearing or proceeding culminating in the decision of the administrative agency was held.

2. Any part of the subject matter involved is situated.

3. Any part of the transaction giving rise to the proceedings before the agency occurred.

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